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Atholus coelestis

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Atholus coelestis, is a species of clown beetle found in Indo-Pacific regional countries such as Tajikistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, Java, Philippines, Indonesia, Celebes and Comores.[1][2][3]

Description

Male is about 2.57 to 3.81 mm, whereas female is 3.09 to 3.57 mm in length. Body oval, and feebly depressed. Body color is black with shine. Tibiae, tarsi and antennae are reddish brown. Frontal stria of head is complete and carinate. The disk is densely covered with coarse punctures. Epipleura1 fossette of elytra sparsely clothed with fine punctures. Marginal epipleural stria and External subhumera1 stria are absent. Marginal elytra1 stria complete and deeply impressed. Pygidium with alutaceous ground sculpture. Propygidium sparsely and irregularly scattered with coarse punctures. Presternal keel is narrow and without carina1 stria.[4]

References

  1. ^ "The histerid beetles (Coleoptera, Histeridae) of the Oriental region deposited in the Beetle Collection of Daugavpils University (DUBC)". Linzer biol. Beitr. 47/2 1451-1466 30.12.2015. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  2. ^ "New records of Atholus coelestis (Coleoptera, Histeridae) from Okinawa-jima and Kuro-shima, The Ryukyus, Japan". Taxonomy of the superfamily Histeroidea. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  3. ^ "Atholus coelestis (Marseul, 1857)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  4. ^ "A Revision of the Japanese Species of the Genus Atholus (Coleoptera, Histeridae), Part 1" (PDF). Elytra, Tokyo, 20 (2) : 167-182, Nov. 15,1992. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
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Atholus coelestis: Brief Summary

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Atholus coelestis, is a species of clown beetle found in Indo-Pacific regional countries such as Tajikistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, Java, Philippines, Indonesia, Celebes and Comores.

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